30K Old client database: Delete or keep?

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maniokas

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Hello,

I have an old database of about 30000 customers related to perfumes (customers of perfume stores who have purchased something). The database was collected from newsletters, and its users are spread across Europe. Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted? Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted without any thoughts of monetization? What are your thoughts?
 
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maniokas said:
Hello,

I have an old database of about 30000 customers related to perfumes (customers of perfume stores who have purchased something). The database was collected from newsletters, and its users are spread across Europe. Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted? Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted without any thoughts of monetization? What are your thoughts?
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If you don’t have clear consent from those customers, you shouldn’t use the data better to delete it to avoid GDPR issues.
 
maniokas said:
Hello,

I have an old database of about 30000 customers related to perfumes (customers of perfume stores who have purchased something). The database was collected from newsletters, and its users are spread across Europe. Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted? Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted without any thoughts of monetization? What are your thoughts?
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If the data was collected with proper consent, it might still be usable in a compliant way. But if you're unsure, it's smarter to walk away than risk GDPR trouble sometimes no move is the best move.
 
maniokas said:
Hello,

I have an old database of about 30000 customers related to perfumes (customers of perfume stores who have purchased something). The database was collected from newsletters, and its users are spread across Europe. Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted? Since I no longer work on this project, is it possible to use this database legally, or should it be deleted without any thoughts of monetization? What are your thoughts?
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If the database was collected for a specific perfume project and you no longer work on it, you don’t have a legal basis to use or sell it under GDPR. The safest option is to delete it rather than think about monetization.
 
Guys, there's tons of data exposed in the forums share datase online

I think it's all over the world now, And you're worried about GDPR. :)
 
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